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January 02, 2009  -   Literacy program is 'warm, welcome'
from Amherst Bulletin
While she has lived around the world, working with adult learners from around the world has broadened Toon Fuderich's horizons.
Subject Terms: Administrators, Learning outcomes, Community literacy programs
January 02, 2009  -   North Georgia Mom Receives Statewide EAGLE Award
from The Chattanoogan
A mother of two young girls and one more child on the way, 25-year old Laura DeLay of Trion has no plans on simply cruising through life.
Subject Terms: Adult learners, Awards and diplomas, State programs, Georgia
January 02, 2009  -   Group Launches Braille Literacy Campaign
from Tampa Tribune
Audio books and computer software with screen-reading and speech-to-text capabilities put the written and posted word at the fingertips of visually impaired people.
Subject Terms: Braille, Literacy campaigns, National programs
January 01, 2009  -   Ready, set, READ!
from Frederick News-Post
Bedtime stories introduce children to the joys of reading
Subject Terms: Story telling, Oral reading, Parent involvement, Reading activities, Child literacy
January 01, 2009  -   5 resolutions to guarantee you'll raise a reader -- start with a little pixie dust...
from Examiner.com
What separates kids who read and those who don’t? In a word, parents.
Subject Terms: Parent involvement, Reading activities, Child literacy
December 31, 2008  -   Free family literacy classes to be offered in Wauconda
from Lake County Journals
Four partners in the Wauconda area have come together to offer Family Literacy English classes for parents with small children, at no cost to the families.
Subject Terms: Family literacy, Parent education, Parent involvement
December 31, 2008  -   Literacy awards given to volunteers who make a difference
from Valencia County News-Bulletin
Susan Howard, volunteer tutoring coordinator for the Valencia County Literacy Council (VCLC), said it all as she began the council's awards ceremony earlier this month.
Subject Terms: Volunteers, Awards and diplomas, Community literacy programs
December 31, 2008  -   Opinion: Read my lips: Illiteracy hurts all of us
from Sun News
It’s a tragedy that strikes one out of every three adult Georgians, a grim statistic that embraces nearly two million people in the Peach State today.
Subject Terms: Nonreaders, Literacy statistics, Economic impact, Georgia
December 31, 2008  -   Literacy awards given to volunteers who make a difference
from News-Bulletin
Susan Howard, volunteer tutoring coordinator for the Valencia County Literacy Council (VCLC), said it all as she began the council's awards ceremony earlier this month.
Subject Terms: Volunteers, Tutors, Community literacy programs
December 30, 2008  -   Play time helps boost child literacy
from London Free Press
Nine-month-old Mackenzie Rogers climbs over a soft wall in a makeshift ball pit and reaches for a board book.
Subject Terms: Play, Emergent literacy, Child literacy

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